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S. 3747 117th Congress Senate

Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit an employer from terminating the coverage of an employee under a group health plan while the employee is engaged in a lawful strike, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2022 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth care costs and insuranceLabor-management relations
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 3, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act

This bill prohibits an employer from terminating or significantly altering the employer-provided health insurance coverage of an employee engaged in a lawful strike. An employer that violates this prohibition is subject to a maximum civil penalty of $50,000 for each violation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4289 Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act
  • HR 6557 Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 24, 2022
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 18, 2022
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3747: Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3747/
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"S. 3747: Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3747/.
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S. 3747, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3747/.
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